Bringing you classic television shows submitted by Internet Archive users since July 9th, 2007. (We also have lots of classic television commercials in the Prelinger collection .) If you'd like to add to this collection, please upload public domain classic TV shows to the Community Video collection and put the subject keyword "classic tv" on them. If you'd like, post to the forum at the bottom of this page to let us know they're up, and we'll move them over.
Classic TV commercials and public service announcements (PSAs) uploaded by archive.org users. If you'd like to add to this collection, please upload public domain classic TV commercials or PSAs to the Community Video collection and put the subject keyword "classic tv commercial" or "classic PSA" on them. You can also post to the Classic TV Forum letting us know about your upload, and we'll move it over as soon as we have a moment.
Topic: classictv
Vintage commercials! They range from the 1940s to 1980s...
Topics: tevlevision, commercials, 1950s, 1960s, Emperor
3.5M
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Aug 10, 2011
08/11
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Internet Archive
The 9/11 Television News Archive is a library of news coverage of the events of 9/11/2001 and their aftermath as presented by U.S. and international broadcasters. A resource for scholars, journalists, and the public, it presents one week of news broadcasts for study, research and analysis. Television is our pre-eminent medium of information, entertainment and persuasion, but until now it has not been a medium of record. This Archive attempts to address this gap by making TV news coverage of...
Topics: september 11, 911, 9/11
Television Ads from recorded television programming primarily in US markets.
Topic: Television Ads
Collection of political ads. Visualization of 2016 election ads in select US television markets: /details/tv?markets Also viewable through PoliticalAdArchive.org .
AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B). Founded in 1929, Benton & Bowles was a New York advertising agency that merged with D'Arcy Masius McManus in 1985 to form DMB&B. Major clients included are Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Schick, Vicks, and Post, among others. The...
Topics: commercials, classic, duke, adviews
Classic television programming. I believe the episodes I uploaded are public domain, though I could be mistaken on that. Includes shows from the United States of America, United Kingdom, and Australia. Shows range from the 1940s to 1970s.
Topics: classic tv, television, Emperor, 1950s
PoliticalAds Library collection
A generalized collection of television shows in the Thai language or from Thai television stations.
PoliticalAds Library collection
Public domain commercials from the '50s-'80s uploaded by user "Vinnie Rattolle," with an emphasis on celebrities and animation.
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, Vinne Rattolle
PoliticalAds Library collection
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comment 12
Classic Television Commercials
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topic: Classic Television Commercials
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favorite 8
comment 0
News/Business. (2001) Jack Welch; Richard Hack; Tracey Ullman; Leland Gregory; Mark Bittman. (CC) (Stereo)
Topics: Today, Television Program
Source: Antenna > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +874639360 V08556-22.mpg; cat V08556-26.mpg; cat V08556-30.mpg; cat V08546-02.mpg; cat V08546-06.mpg; bytes V08546-10.mpg 0 141017087
PoliticalAds Library collection
A teacher takes her students on a corn-field trip to meet Tony the Tiger in this 1976 cereal commercial.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: 1970s, 70s, Kellogg's Cereal, Cereal, animation, Tony the Tiger, Thurl Ravenscroft
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favorite 7
comment 0
News/Business.
Topics: CNN Live at Daybreak, Television Program
Source: DISH Network > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +437489664 V08528-24.mpg; cat V08528-28.mpg; cat V08528-32.mpg; bytes V08527-04.mpg 0 306846719
PoliticalAds Library collection
PoliticalAds Library collection
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comment 0
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R) debate at a town-hall meeting at Washington University in St. Louis. Half the questions are slated to be asked by citizen participants. Martha Raddatz and Anderson Cooper moderate.
Topics: clinton, russia, donald trump, donald, isis, mr. trump, syria, mosul, aleppo, iraq, bernie sanders,...
Source: Comcast Cable
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Oct 21, 2009
10/09
by
NBC
movies
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favorite 9
comment 0
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
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favorite 3
comment 0
Series/Special. (2001) Joan Rivers; Camut Band; child inventors. (CC) (Stereo)
Topics: Live With Regis and Kelly, Television Program
Source: Antenna > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +740476928 V08546-05.mpg; cat V08546-09.mpg; bytes V08546-13.mpg 0 137990143
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News/Business.
Topics: Noticiario Hechos, Television Program
Source: Dish Network > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +320580608 V08387-26.mpg; cat V08387-29.mpg; cat V08387-32.mpg; bytes V08558-03.mpg 0 963215359
PoliticalAds Library collection
PoliticalAds Library collection
PoliticalAds Library collection
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comment 9
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver (portrayed by Jerry Mathers) and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Leave It to Beaver, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers
Source: torrent:urn:sha1:3dae33e9e6c5e9c03d0b7ea42d8eea97b2bcd1be
PoliticalAds Library collection
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comment 0
News/Business.
Topics: 9 Eyewitness News at 9am, Television Program
Source: Antenna > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +743600128 V08546-03.mpg; cat V08546-07.mpg; bytes V08546-11.mpg 0 141139967
PoliticalAds Library collection
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Episode of the popular 50's TV series "You Bet Your Life" starring Groucho Marx. Complete with DeSoto commercials.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 14 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Groucho Marx, 50's Television, Fifties
PoliticalAds Library collection
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From PAS9 58w
Topics: Japan, Television Program
Source: Free to air C-Band satellite > FutureTel NS320 > bytes V08551-06.mpg 128855040 901550079
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Apr 9, 2008
04/08
by
Jack Chertok
movies
eye 157,598
favorite 47
comment 16
Pilot for the Lone Ranger TV Series. September 15th 1949.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 16 reviews )
Topics: Lone Ranger, Tonto, Western, Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore
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eye 154,141
favorite 48
comment 11
Beverly Hillbillies Ep01 The Clampetts Strike Oil
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 11 reviews )
Topics: Beverly Hillbillies, Classic TV
PoliticalAds Library collection
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comment 4
1960 Presidential Campaign Election Commercials John F Kennedy, Richard M Nixon
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Presidential Campaign Ads, John F Kennedy, Richard M Nixon, Election Commercials, 1960, Classic TV
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Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
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News. (CC)
Topics: Need to Know, Television Program
Source: Bell ExpressVu > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +56311808 V08515-09.mpg; bytes V08515-13.mpg 0 528492543
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Feb 8, 2016
02/16
by
Bernie 2016
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Praised as one of America's best mayors, who governed as a pragmatist. A practical and successful legislator. Bernie Sanders. Passed more roll-call amendments in a Republican congress than any other member. Primary care access for millions of Americans. Protected social security. Cracked the gridlock with John McCain to strengthen veterans health care. Bernie Sanders. A consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. I'm Bernie Sanders, and I approved this message.
Topics: Health Care, Social Security, Veterans, Bernie 2016, Bernie Sanders, JOHN MCCAIN, REPUBLICAN...
Source: https://archive.org/details/KVVU_20160206_060000_FOX5_News_at_1000pm#start/1675.5/end/1704.9
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Series/Special.
Topics: Chelovek v prohodnom dvore, Television Program
Source: Dish Network > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +520823808 V08527-06.mpg; cat V08527-10.mpg; bytes V08527-14.mpg 0 176773119
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News/Business. (CC)
Topics: Burden of Proof, Television Program
Source: DISH Network > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +346268672 V08527-24.mpg; bytes V08527-28.mpg 0 45545471
A 1954 commercial for RDX diet pills. Yes, this kind of snake oil also existed in the 1950s.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Advertisement, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Diet Pills, RDX, 1954
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A eight minute episode of BatMan to introduce Bat Girl. The ratings at this were low and Yvonne Craig as Bat Girl was there to boost the ratings. This "episode" was shown to the "suits" of 20th century fox and never aired. I figure it's PD.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
Topic: Bat Man-Bat Girl-comics-20th Century Fox-Unaired Pilot
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Mar 9, 2011
03/11
by
Duke University Libraries
AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B).
Topics: commercials, advertising, duke university
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Jackie Gleason on segment of the popular 50's TV series "Cavalcade of Stars", doing a sketch called "The Honeymooners", which was later turned into a sitcom. "Cavalcade of Stars" started in 1949 and quickly became one of the most popular shows on The DuMont Television Network. Jackie Gleason was the 3rd and most popular host of the series. "The Honeymooners" started as a series of sketches, and later became a classic CBS sitcom still shown in syndication...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Jackie Gleason, The Honeymooners, Cavalcade of Stars, 50's TV, 1950's Television, Classic TV,...
118,436
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Mar 9, 2011
03/11
by
Duke University Libraries
AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B).
Topics: commercials, advertising, duke university
An early 1953 commercial for Lucky Strike cigarettes, consisting of a close-up of a woman (Dorothy Collins) pitching the product. (this commercial may have also aired in 1952)
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Advertisement, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Lucky Strike, 1953
A 1956 commercial for the Kodak Signet 40 camera, which used 35mm film.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 1956, Kodak, Camera
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Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Classic TV, Classic Television, Westerns, Color, Public Domain
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Jul 31, 2007
07/07
by
Sheldon Reynolds
movies
eye 110,243
favorite 52
comment 7
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of Lady Beryl" Originally aired October 25, 1954. Lady Beryl admits to a crime she did not commit. Holmes not only reveals the true murderer, but Lady Beryl's motive for lying about the crime.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Sherlock Holmes, classic television, Sheldon Reynolds, mystery
109,673
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Sep 30, 2009
09/09
by
NBC
movies
eye 109,673
favorite 7
comment 1
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
This is part of the larger TV News Archive . The project explored the public interest values of a digital library of 2014 political TV advertising, centered in the Philadelphia metro region. Media & Money The Internet Archive is presenting searchable online libraries of the Philadelphia-region’s political advertising, television news, and a wide range of related web and social media content leading up to the 2014 election. We partnered with the Sunlight Foundation , Philadelphia’s...
Topic: tv
A 1959 commercial for Black Flag "insect bomb" (fly spray). "Black Flag Dead".
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, Advertising, Advertisement, Fly Spray, 1959
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favorite 7
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Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Classic TV, Classic Television, Westerns, Color, Public Domain
A 1961 commercial for Sani-Flush, which almost shows a toilet.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1960s, 60s, Sixties, Old, Toilet, Not edible, 1961, Cleaner, Cleaning
An amusing and humorous commercial for the now-defunct Fresh deodorant. The commercial spoofs the female stereotypes of the era.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1962, Deodorant, 1960s, 60s, Secretary, Comedy, Female, Gender roles
PoliticalAds Library collection
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News/Business.
Topics: 9 Eyewitness News at 5pm, Television Program
Source: Antenna > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +220928000 V08553-19.mpg; bytes V08553-23.mpg 0 693226495
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Beverly Hillbillies Ep13 Home For Christmas
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Beverly Hillbillies, Classic TV
A classic commercial for Wheaties. Sound quality is below my usual standards.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Wheaties
101,411
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Jun 12, 2009
06/09
by
Jon Behrens
movies
eye 101,411
favorite 89
comment 24
Batteries Not Included is a film that I put together early this year, after I made the film I did not know what to do with it because it is so much different than the Experimental art films that I am most known for doing. I decided to release this film on the internet and I thought the best place to do this would be right here on the Internet Archives. About the Film: Almost as long as I have been a filmmaker I have also been a film collector. I have for many years wanted to assemble a...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 24 reviews )
Topics: Toy Commercials, vintage television commercial, Third Eye Cinema, Classic TV, pop culture
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Oct 25, 2009
10/09
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NBC
movies
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comment 1
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
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Jul 28, 2009
07/09
by
NBC
movies
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favorite 7
comment 4
Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Classic TV, Classic Television, Westerns, Color, Public Domain
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News. International issues.
Topics: BBC World News, Television Program
Source: Bell ExpressVu > FutureTel NS320 > bytes V08591-16.mpg 138265600 907855871
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From NSS806 40.5w
Topics: Iraq Satellite Channel, Television Program
Source: Free to air Ku-Band satellite > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +481886208 V08558-16.mpg; bytes V08558-19.mpg 0 180682751
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Oct 23, 2009
10/09
by
NBC
movies
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Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
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Aug 10, 2009
08/09
by
NBC
movies
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favorite 9
comment 4
Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Classic TV, Classic Television, Westerns, Color, Public Domain
PoliticalAds Library collection
96,125
96K
Mar 21, 2011
03/11
by
Duke University Libraries
movies
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favorite 14
comment 4
Food and Beverage
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Source: 9cf81367-2674-422c-96d7-151d3a0f4ab
A 1960 commercial for "Off" insect repellent.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1960s, 60s, Sixties, Advertising, Advertisement
27 Dec 2017
Topic: 27 Dec 2017
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News. International issues.
Topics: BBC World News, Television Program
Source: Bell ExpressVu > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +399155200 V08515-24.mpg; bytes V08515-28.mpg 0 96020479
